Contents

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Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Structure
• Conventions

1 Overview of Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c

• About Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c
• Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Architecture
• Enterprise Manager Management Focus Areas
  • Framework and Infrastructure
  • Enterprise Monitoring
  • Application Management
  • Database Management
  • Middleware Management
  • Hardware and Virtualization Management
  • Heterogeneous (Non-Oracle) Management
  • Cloud Management
  • Lifecycle Management
  • Application Performance Management
  • Application Quality Management

2 New Features In Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c

• What's New in 12.1.0.2
• Framework and Infrastructure
  • Robust and Extensible Architecture
    • Management Features Now Provided through Plug-ins
    • Self Update
    • Software Library
    • Improved Loader and Redesigned Agent
    • Simplified Management of Enterprise Manager Components
    • Target Prioritization
  • User Interface
  • Group and System Enhancements
    • Dynamic Groups
  • Reporting Enhancements
    • Support for BI Publisher 11.1.6.0
  • Security
    • Authentication Enhancements
    • Improved Credential Management
    • Fine-grained Privileges and Out-of-Box Roles
    • Auditing Enhancements
    • Better Support for Changing WebLogic Server Demonstration Certificates
  • EM CLI Tracking and Setup
  • Support for Properties for Enterprise Manager Administrators
• Enterprise Monitoring and Incident Management Features
  • Administration Groups and Template Collections
    • Search in Administration Group Hierarchy
    • Monitoring Templates and Template Collections Enhancements
  • Metric Extensions
    • Grant Edit or Full Privileges on Metric Extensions
  • Blackout Enhancements
  • Metrics Enhancements
  • Incident Management
    • Incident Manager Updates
• Application Management
  • Oracle Fusion Applications Plug-in 12.1.0.1 Features
    • Oracle Fusion Applications Management Support
    • Support Workbench Enhancements for Oracle Fusion Applications
    • Oracle Fusion Applications Installation Backup and Recovery
    • Enterprise Scheduler Service
  • Oracle Fusion Applications Plug-in 12.1.0.2 Features
    • Oracle Fusion Applications Management Support
    • Streamlining Whole Server Migration
  • Oracle Fusion Applications Plug-in 12.1.0.3 Features
    • Fusion Applications Backup and Restore Enhancements
  • Application Replay
• Database Management
  • Database System Discovery Enhancements
  • Configuration Management Enhancements
  • Configuration Compliance
  • Database System and Associations
  • Database Patching and Upgrade
  • Simplified EMCLI verbs for Deployment Procedures
  • Database Plug-in 12.1.0.1 Features
    • Oracle Real Applications Clusters Management Enhancements
    • Manage Automatic Storage Management Clusters as a Target
    • Backup and Restore Enhancements
    • Streams and XStreams Support
    • Schema Change Management Enhancements
    • Active Session History Analytics
    • Emergency Monitoring
    • Real-time Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor
    • Compare Period ADDM
    • New Active Reports
    • Application Data Model
    • Data Subsetting
    • Reversible Data Masking
    • Real Application Testing and Data Masking Integration
    • Application Templates for Data Masking and Data Subsetting
    • Segregation of Duties
    • Provisioning Profiles
    • Input Lockdown
    • Provisioning Bundle Updates through the Self Update Feature
    • Default Variable Values in Deployment Procedures
    • Customizable User-Defined Deployment Procedures
    • Software Library Entities
    • Improved Troubleshooting for Deployment Procedures
  • Database Plug-in 12.1.0.2 Features
    • Oracle Exadata Database Machine Management Enhancements
    • Synchronizing the Software Library
    • Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System Support
• Middleware Management
  • Fusion Middleware Plug-in 12.1.0.1 Features
  • Fusion Middleware Plug-in 12.1.0.2 Features
  • Fusion Middleware Plug-in 12.1.0.3 Features
    • Monitoring and Diagnostics Features
    • Business Application Management Features
    • Lifecycle Management Features
    • Identity Management Features
    • Other Features
    • Middleware as a Service Features
    • Oracle Exalogic Management Enhancements
• Heterogeneous (Non-Oracle) Management
  • Extensibility Developers Kit
  • Plug-in and Connector Lifecycle Management
  • Event and Help Desk Connectors
  • Metric Extensions
  • Custom Configuration Collections
  • User-defined Deployment Procedures
  • Metadata Plug-In Support
    • System Support
    • Custom Discovery Support
    • Localization Support
• Cloud Management
  • Cloud Management Plug-in 12.1.0.1 Features
  • Cloud Management Plug-in 12.1.0.2 Features
    • Scaling Up and Scaling Down Tier Targets
    • Purging Deployment Requests
    • Notification for Request Statuses
    • RESTful Web Services Support
  • Cloud Management Plug-in 12.1.0.4 Features
  • Chargeback and Consolidation Planner Plug-in 12.1.0.1 Features
  • Chargeback and Consolidation Planner Plug-in 12.1.0.2 Features
  • Virtualization Management Plug-in 12.1.0.1 Features
  • Virtualization Management Plug-in 12.1.0.2 Features
    • Patching the Oracle VM Server
    • Acknowledging Oracle VM Events
  • Virtualization Management Plug-in 12.1.0.3 Features
    • Support for Oracle VM 3.1.1 Management
• Lifecycle Management
  • Target Monitoring and Discovery Enhancements
    • Automatic Target Discovery
    • Out-of-Box and User-Defined Systems Support
    • Metrics Enhancements
  • Configuration Discovery and Collection Enhancements
    • Relationships Dependency Collection
    • Extensible Configuration Collection
    • Inventory Reporting
    • Configuration Topology View
  • Configuration Management Enhancements
    • Comparison Templates
    • System Comparisons
    • Graphical Configuration Search
    • Relationship History
  • Compliance Enhancements
    • Compliance Framework
    • Out-of-Box Compliance Standards
    • Self-Updatable Compliance Standards
    • Real-Time Change Detection
    • Integration of BEA Guardian
  • Database Provisioning Enhancements
  • Patch Management Enhancements
    • Out-of-Place Patching
    • Patch Templates
    • Target Patching Enhancements
  • Database Upgrade Enhancements
  • Database Change Management Enhancements
    • Change Plans
    • Data Comparison
    • Synchronization of init.ora Parameters
  • Data Comparison
  • Bare Metal Provisioning
  • File Update (Make-It-So) Support for ECM/CCS Configuration Data
  • Enhanced Provisioning of Java EE Applications
  • New Procedure Activity page
• Application Performance Management
  • Real User Experience Monitoring Enhancements
  • Business Transaction Management Enhancements
  • Java Virtual Machine Monitoring and Diagnostics Enhancements
  • JVM Diagnostic Integration With ADDM
  • SLA Management Enhancements
  • Simplified Middleware Diagnostics Deployment and Configuration
  • Application Data Model
  • Diagnostic Snapshot Support
  • Oracle Services Oriented Architecture Dehydration Store Diagnostics
  • Performance Diagnostics Enhancements
  • Service Target Dashboard
• Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Mobile
  • Manage and Monitor Targets and Incidents
• My Oracle Support Integration
  • View Service Requests
  • View Patch Recommendations

Index